Joseph Picariello Construction

Joseph Picariello Construction is based in Bolton but does its real work on the North Shore — 13 of its 31 permits on file are in Marblehead alone, with more in Beverly, North Easton and Peabody. Its Massachusetts home improvement contractor registration (162989) is active, verified against the state registry. The named jobs point to a builder handling substantial, architect- and designer-guided projects rather than small repairs. A $200,000 kitchen expansion with a new deck and stairs on Marblehead's Ocean Ave was built to an architect's drawings and finished in 2021; a $150,000 basement finish and primary-bathroom renovation on Camille Ter, built to a designer's plans, wrapped in 2022. A smaller but structurally serious job the same year removed a bearing wall in a Green St house for a steel beam and posts, adding a coffered ceiling and recessed lighting. Permit activity has slowed recently — just 4 of the 31 filings came in the last three years (three in 2023, one in 2024). BuildZoom also lists two different Construction Supervisor license numbers for the business, an unusual double listing worth asking about directly, and names "J.N. Picariello Co." as a related owner entity. BuildZoom's own blurb claims the company has served clients since 1985, though that's the directory's unsourced claim rather than anything confirmed here. The case for hiring rests on the permit history: real, sizable, architect-backed projects with an active state registration behind them. Ask about the recent permit slowdown and get the two license numbers sorted out before signing anything.